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Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) in Conjunction With Chemotherapy in Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Sponsor: Endeavor Health
Summary
Rates of grade 3-4 toxicity with carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy range 26-84%. Interventions to reduce toxicity are needed. Short term fasting protects against toxic effects of chemotherapy without decreasing efficacy. In a prospective clinical trial of breast cancer patients randomized to FMD or regular diet during chemotherapy, less antiemetic was required in the FMD group; radiographic and pathologic responses were better in this group. This trial tests whether platinum-taxane chemotherapy combined with a FMD in advanced and recurrent ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer patients is associated with decreased toxicity and/ or improved tumor response to therapy.
Official title: A Randomized Controlled Study of a Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) in Conjunction With Combination Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in the Treatment of Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Ovarian, Fallopian Tube and Primary Peritoneal Cancer
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
170
Start Date
2024-05-25
Completion Date
2031-06-01
Last Updated
2024-05-07
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Fasting Mimicking Diet (Xentigen by L'Nutra)
L-Nutra Xentigen is a product which will provide all the food to be consumed by subjects during 3 days prior to chemotherapy and for 24 hours after chemotherapy. Xentigen is a plant-based diet program designed to attain fasting-like effects while providing both macro- and micronutrients to minimize the burden of fasting and adverse effects. The FMD consists of 100% ingredients that are generally regarded as safe (GRAS) and comprises proprietary vegetable-based soups and broths, energy bars, energy drinks, cracker snacks, herbal teas, and supplements. The FMD consists of a 4-day regimen that provides approximately 1100 kilocalories for the first day and approximately 500 kilocalories per day for the second to the fourth day. Subsequently, a day 5 of transition diet (approximately 800 kilocalories) is provided to avoid the refeeding syndrome.
Carboplatin
Given IV
Paclitaxel
Given IV
Standard diet
Normal diet
Locations (1)
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Evanston, Illinois, United States